YARA · Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Xor_Bin__64Bit_V3_12_To_V4_X
Cobalt Strike's resource/xor64.bin signature for version 3.12 through 4.x
- Author
- gssincla@google.com
- Date
- 2022-11-18
- Modified
- 2022-11-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 85
What this rule detects
Cobalt Strike's resource/xor64.bin signature for version 3.12 through 4.x
Associated malware family: Cobalt Strike.
It defines 3 patterns (0 text, 3 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Xor_Bin__64Bit_V3_12_To_V4_X
{
meta:
= "Cobalt Strike's resource/xor64.bin signature for version 3.12 through 4.x"
= "gssincla@google.com"
= "5bb465ee-3bbd-5bfe-8b63-1f243de217bc"
= "2022-11-18"
= "2022-11-19"
= "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
= "https://github.com/chronicle/GCTI/blob/1c5fd42b1895098527fde00c2d9757edf6b303bb/YARA/CobaltStrike/CobaltStrike__Resources_Xor_Bin__64bit_v3_12_to_4_x.yara#L17-L38"
= "https://github.com/chronicle/GCTI/blob/1c5fd42b1895098527fde00c2d9757edf6b303bb/LICENSE"
= "01dba8783768093b9a34a1ea2a20f72f29fd9f43183f3719873df5827a04b744"
= "aabaad09408ae292a0bbc678c334f9f54364b4f6b882846072c303bf826fc2da"
= 75
= 85
= ""
strings:
$stub58 = {fc e8 ?? ?? ?? ?? [1-32] eb 33 5? 8b ?? 00 4? 83 ?? ?4 8b ?? 00 31 ?? 4? 83 ?? ?4 5? 8b ?? 00 31 ?? 89 ?? 00 31 ?? 4? 83 ?? ?4 83 ?? ?4 31 ?? 39 ?? 74 ?2 eb e7 5? fc 4? 83 ?? f0 ff}
$stub59 = {fc e8 ?? ?? ?? ?? [1-32] eb 2e 5? 8b ?? 48 83 c? ?4 8b ?? 31 ?? 48 83 c? ?4 5? 8b ?? 31 ?? 89 ?? 31 ?? 48 83 c? ?4 83 e? ?4 31 ?? 39 ?? 74 ?2 eb e9 5? 48 83 ec ?8 ff e? e8 cd ff ff ff}
$stub63 = {fc e8 ?? ?? ?? ?? [1-32] eb 32 5d 8b ?? ?? 48 83 c5 ?4 8b ?? ?? 31 ?? 48 83 c5 ?4 55 8b ?? ?? 31 ?? 89 ?? ?? 31 ?? 48 83 c5 ?4 83 e? ?4 31 ?? 39 ?? 74 ?2 eb e7 5? 48 83 ec ?8 ff e? e8 c9 ff ff ff}
condition:
any of them
}
Strings (3 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $stub58 | hex | {fc e8 ?? ?? ?? ?? [1-32] eb 33 5? 8b ?? 00 4? 83 ?? ?4 8b ?? 00 31 ?? 4? 83 ?? ?4 5? 8b ?? 00 31 ?? 89 ?? 00 31 ?? 4? 83 ?? ?4 83 ?? ?4 31 ?? 39 ?? 74 ?2 eb e7 … | |
| $stub59 | hex | {fc e8 ?? ?? ?? ?? [1-32] eb 2e 5? 8b ?? 48 83 c? ?4 8b ?? 31 ?? 48 83 c? ?4 5? 8b ?? 31 ?? 89 ?? 31 ?? 48 83 c? ?4 83 e? ?4 31 ?? 39 ?? 74 ?2 eb e9 … | |
| $stub63 | hex | {fc e8 ?? ?? ?? ?? [1-32] eb 32 5d 8b ?? ?? 48 83 c5 ?4 8b ?? ?? 31 ?? 48 83 c5 ?4 55 8b ?? ?? 31 ?? 89 ?? ?? 31 ?? 48 83 c5 ?4 83 e? ?4 31 ?? 39 ?? 74 ?2 eb e7 … |
Condition
any of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- At least one pattern in the rule must match.
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Sample hashes
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- 01dba8783768093b9a34a1ea2a20f72f29fd9f43183f3719873df5827a04b744
Licence & attribution
Author: gssincla@google.com
Source repository: Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI) @ 1c5fd42b18
Licence: Apache License 2.0 (repository licence)
Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.
Rule id: 5bb465ee-3bbd-5bfe-8b63-1f243de217bc
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